Community

An essential goal of the "City of Champions" installation was to engage the community, asking viewers to reflect on the ideas and themes that they observed in the work, and to share those observations. In addition to the walking tours, other events and projects have been developed to foster these conversations. This page will be updated as the year progresses, so please check back.

“That picture [of the back-yard pool] is the one that Brockton will be happy with; the powers-that-be and the establishment in this city will be proud to show that picture. But it is nostalgic: that’s what Brockton used to be, and that’s the Brockton that folk here want it to be. But that Brockton is gone, and those folk won’t be back. We need to face reality, and Nancy [the girl with cigars] is reality: she lives, she breathes, she moves. The other is not us, and is not reflective of who we are.”

Professor Corey Dolgon, left, and Brockton West Middle School students tour the Installation.

Youth Arts and Identity Project

With the Center for Community-Based Learning, Stonehill College. Stonehill College sociology students are working with Brockton West Middle School students to respond to the installation and create their own artistic responses to the work.